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Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:13:27 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=13875#comment-157436It’s only two tickets over the course of a season, but my Mom and sister went to the Stadium in the past ONLY to see Jeter in person..am thinking there must be a lot of other women out there that have done the same? Those tickets + jerseys, nachos, beer, etc..wonder how much it adds up to over 81 games??
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Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:10:44 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=13875#comment-157435[27] “Jeter would have be to traded to the Mets!”

Speaking of unlikely things to happen, I’d sure take 30 five-inning starts from Joba (150 innings) with an ERA of 3.60 and no losses (4-0 in ST)…

(although for that to happen, Jeter would have be to traded to the Mets!)

]]>By: The Hawkhttp://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/31/news-of-the-day-33109/#comment-157433
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:13:17 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=13875#comment-157433I understand why some people think Jeter is overrated or overpaid, I just don’t happen to agree. Or maybe I just don’t care. As Steve says it’s not my money, and he’s well worth having on the team. I want him on the team; if they pay too much I guess that’s something you could frown upon in principle but I just can’t get bent out of shape about it at all.
]]>By: SteveAmericahttp://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/31/news-of-the-day-33109/#comment-157432
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:54:54 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=13875#comment-157432So, basically, we got ten or so great years from a great player. He was “overpaid” which I don’t understand why we worry about that because it’s not like I’m overpaying him. That’s OPM not mine.

Now we are dealing with having a declining great player. And so we whine about it. Cake and eat it to or something.

]]>By: Rob Abruzzesehttp://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/31/news-of-the-day-33109/#comment-157431
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:11:44 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=13875#comment-157431How great would that be if Sheffield got stuck on 499? Serves him right, he wouldn’t even be that close if it weren’t for steroids.
]]>By: Chyll Willhttp://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/31/news-of-the-day-33109/#comment-157430
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:36:57 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=13875#comment-157430[20],[22] Tell me about it… >;)
]]>By: Mattpat11http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/31/news-of-the-day-33109/#comment-157429
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:33:10 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=13875#comment-157429And Pena may get the job over Berroa.

Pointing to Jeter’s $20 million per in the last years of his contract takes that figure entirely out of context. As william points out, you have to look at the contract as a whole. The Yankees have and will always overpay in length and $$$ to guarantee getting the best talent available at the time (by and large). The 20 million should not be seen in isolation, but rather it should be spread over the whole length of the contract (as William put it at [8]). Jeter signed for 10 years, 18.9 million, or about 19 million per year, more or less regardless of how the money is structured (because the Yankees have essentially an unlimited budget, so paying Jeter “too much” by 10 million one or two years does not significantly constrain them from signing other players).

Now, is 19 million/year “too much” for one of the top few shortstops in the game EVERY year of the contract so far (including last season, for despite the nay-sayers, Jeter was still easily in the top third of SS league wide including both offense and defense).

Finally, as OYF points out [5], when Jeter was signed his contract was commensurate with the superstar deals at the time, and he was clearly one of the “Holy Trinity” of HOF destined SS. Now let’s see, what has happened to the other two? Nomar is a broken down (steroids?) mess playing part time around the diamond, and A-Rod no longer plays at SS. It does not matter that his move to 3B allowed Jeter to remain at SS–the fact remains that of the three big name SS of the 1990s, only one is still standing at his position. In many ways, Jeter has more than lived up to his back-loaded contract.

Now the time comes for the team to pay the piper. That’s the deal with such contracts.

One last point. Instead of talking about total dollar figures, it might be more instructive to consider Jeter’s contract as a percentage of the Yankees payroll. In 2001 the team payroll was well below 150 million; now it’s right around 200 million. In other words, in terms of average salary (19/year), Jeter’s is costing the team LESS per year relative to their budget. In annual terms, his contract continues to hover around 10% of the teams salary, give or take. In other words, again, his back loaded contracted does not mean that he is costing the team MORE (in functional terms) in the later years.

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Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:05:54 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=13875#comment-157427I put one of my infamous comedic lyric updates on yesterday’s game summary… Please check it out for a few laughs! I hope you all like it!

Sometimes, it’s difficult for me to keep up when new articles get posted.

Depending on how long the recession lasts, it’ll be interesting to see what new contracts look like, especially for the Yankees with the new ballpark to pay off and the ridiculously expensive tickets.

]]>By: williamnyy23http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/31/news-of-the-day-33109/#comment-157419
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:07:28 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=13875#comment-157419The Tigers released Garry Sheffield.
]]>By: Mattpat11http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/31/news-of-the-day-33109/#comment-157418
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:06:45 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=13875#comment-157418Yankees reassign Tomko. Thank God.
]]>By: williamnyy23http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2009/03/31/news-of-the-day-33109/#comment-157417
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:00:36 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=13875#comment-157417[6] [8] Also, fan graphs doesn’t include 2001 data. Jeter “only” made $11mn that season and had an OPS+ of 123, so I think it’s save to say he would have been a net gain that season. That has to be added into the mix when you evaluate the contract.
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